I’m a thief, kind of at least. I have eaten pork all week (see my pulled pork post) and had a couple of turkey size chicken breast thawed out but what to do with them? There was a Southwest pork tenderloin recipe on Nibble Me This I have wanted to try, but I had chicken, not pork. Oh well, is it that big of a leap? I did it anyways. Very quick to do if you don’t count the one hour for brining that you don’t have to do. Excellent results. I’m sure it’s wonderful with a pork tenderloin.

What I did: 1) The breasts were huge. Grilling was going to be a problem. So I pounded them out to about 3/4 inch thick. 2) I had time, so I did a simple brine. 3) I had a huge surface area to cover, so I increase the amount of rub by 100% 4) There are only 2 of us, so I decrease the cumin mayo by 50%

Results: Meat 9.0 Taste 9.0 Tenderness 9.0 (brining is a good thing). The chicken was very good but as my wife said, “Where’s the garlic?” This is my clue to be sure to include the garlic in all future grilling. She’s just a garlic fiend. Cumin Mayo 9.5 Loved the buffed up mayo.

Notes: The rub was a little skimpy on these giant chicken breast. Should be about right with normal size breasts. I had no fresh cilantro, so I used dried and cut it down a little.

1) Trim chicken breast and if large pound out to about 3/4 inch thick with a meat mallet.

2) In a 1-gallon zip lock bag combine 3 cups cool water, 3 T table salt and 1 1/2 T sugar. Mix well and add chicken. Squeeze out most of air and seal. Mix well and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. 3) Remove from refrigerator, pat dry and let set at room temp for 20-30 minutes. 4) Will #3, makeup Cumin Mayo as below and preheat clean and oil grill.

5) Mix rub and apply approximately 1/4 to each side of a chicken breast and rub in well.

6) Grill on medium heat for 6 minutes per side until internal temp is 165 or better. It to exactly 12 minutes for me total time.

7) Remove from grill and let set 5 minutes before serving.

Cumin Mayo Instructions:

1) In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook cumin alone until it starts to turn brown. About 2-3 minutes.

2) Add in a small bowl, combine cumin, mayo, lime juice and cilantro. Mix well and refrigerate until needed. About 1 hour if possible.

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Southwest Chicken Breast with Cumin Mayo

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Wonderful southwest flavor grilled chicken with a great cumin sauce. You will love this.

CourseMain Course

CuisineSouthwest

Servings

Prep Time

2

120minutes

Cook Time

12minutes

Servings

Prep Time

2

120minutes

Cook Time

12minutes

Southwest Chicken Breast with Cumin Mayo

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Wonderful southwest flavor grilled chicken with a great cumin sauce. You will love this.

CourseMain Course

CuisineSouthwest

Servings

Prep Time

2

120minutes

Cook Time

12minutes

Servings

Prep Time

2

120minutes

Cook Time

12minutes

Ingredients

2skinless boneless chicken breasts

Brine

3cupswatercold

3tablespoonstable salt

1 1/2tablespoonssugar

Rub

3tablespoonscumin

2teaspoonschili powder

1/2teaspoonblack pepper

1 1/2teaspoonssaltonly if you don't brine. Do not add if you brine.

Cumin Mayo

1/2cupmayo

2teaspooncumin

1teaspoondried cilantro

1teaspoonlime juice

Servings:

Units:

Instructions

Trim chicken breast and if large pound out to about 3/4 inches thick with a meat mallet.

) In a 1-gallon zip lock bag combine 3 cups cool water, 3 T table salt and 1 1/2 T sugar. Mix well and add chicken. Squeeze out most of air and seal. Mix well and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

) Remove from refrigerator, pat dry and let set at room temp for 20-30 minutes.

) Mix rub and apply approximately 1/4 to each side of a chicken breast and rub in well.

) Grill on medium heat for 6 minutes per side until internal temp is 165 or better. It to exactly 12 minutes for me total time.

) Remove from grill and let set 5 minutes before serving.

Cumin Mayo Instructions:

) In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook cumin alone until it starts to turn brown. About 2-3 minutes.

) Add in a small bowl, combine cumin, mayo, lime juice, and cilantro. Mix well and refrigerate until needed. About 1 hour if possible.

Last Updated August 13, 2016

Nutrition Facts

Southwest Chicken Breast with Cumin Mayo

Amount Per Serving

Calories 584Calories from Fat 369

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 41g63%

Saturated Fat 6g30%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 158mg53%

Sodium 1916mg80%

Potassium 262mg7%

Total Carbohydrates 8g3%

Dietary Fiber 2g8%

Sugars 2g

Protein 50g100%

Vitamin A20%

Vitamin C3%

Calcium12%

Iron46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information are estimates and can vary from your actual results. This is home cooking and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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